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John Browning designed the .45 Automatic Colt Pistol cartridge in 1905 specifically for use in a semi-automatic pistol, namely another one of his popular inventions: the Colt M1911. Adoption of this firearm/ammo for the US Army during World War I is credited to another John; John T. Thompson. Thompson loved the .45 ACP and envisioned using it in an "Auto Rifle". Both the M1911 and the Thompson submachine gun were adopted by American troops by World War II, which makes the .45 ACP one of the most storied ammunition cartridges of the early 1900s in America.
Federal Ammunition has been produced in Anoka, Minnesota since 1922. An American brand known for consistent quality, Federal has partnered with the US Army for most of its history. During World War II the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant was developed and Federal was the lead contractor operating the plant for the War Department. During that time, they produced .30, .50, and last, but not least, .45 ACP. That's certification that Federal American Eagle .45 ACP is a great choice for your next trip to the range!
John Browning designed the .45 Automatic Colt Pistol cartridge in 1905 specifically for use in a semi-automatic pistol, namely another one of his popular inventions: the Colt M1911. Adoption of this firearm/ammo for the US Army during World War I is credited to another John; John T. Thompson. Thompson loved the .45 ACP and envisioned using it in an "Auto Rifle". Both the M1911 and the Thompson submachine gun were adopted by American troops by World War II, which makes the .45 ACP one of the most storied ammunition cartridges of the early 1900s in America.
Federal Ammunition has been produced in Anoka, Minnesota since 1922. An American brand known for consistent quality, Federal has partnered with the US Army for most of its history. During World War II the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant was developed and Federal was the lead contractor operating the plant for the War Department. During that time, they produced .30, .50, and last, but not least, .45 ACP. That's certification that Federal American Eagle .45 ACP is a great choice for your next trip to the range!
Customer Reviews
Excellent Ammo
Review by Jersey Guy
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Purchased 1000 rounds. Good price. Received within 48 hours of order. Delivered in perfect condition. Shoots clean. No problems. Great range ammo (Posted on 6/4/2024)
Great ammo/Cheap price
Review by Colocho
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Ordered 1000 rounds of this ammo. Box came in a little beat up but nothing extreme from all the handling it goes through. Inspected every box and all rounds are there and good quality. Really love how quick they were able to get this delivered. Shoots perfect in the range. Definitely will be restocking from here! (Posted on 4/24/2024)
Nice shooting ammo
Review by Treemonkey
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After checking out some of the other reviews I decided to buy a big box of this stuff. It shot great and very little cleaning of the gun afterwards. So I was very happy with that. (Posted on 7/12/2016)
Great Service!!!
Review by Pk14
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Very easy to order and extremely fast delivery. I will be buying all of my ammo from Bulk Ammo in the future. (Posted on 3/7/2016)
Great ammo
Review by Crystal
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Fired all 1000 no problems, price is decent will buy again. (Posted on 4/24/2015)
Great Ammo
Review by Irish
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I have not had any problems with this or any ammo I have ordered from
Bulk Ammo (Posted on 3/12/2015)
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Great service. Won't go anywhere else.
Review by ROB
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Great price. Fast delivery. People were wonderful to work with. I am getting ready to order again. (Posted on 2/23/2015)
Excellent ammos, excellent service !
Review by Arturo
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like I said; excellent ammos, excellent service. Keep up the good work. (Posted on 2/1/2015)
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Review by Bruce
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Great ammo . Very clean . only ammo I practice with for my Kimber super carry and Glock 36. Ordered on Monday morning and I had it by Wednesday afternoon. (Posted on 5/6/2014)
Good buy.
Review by Pd2add
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I have always found Federal to be a reliable performer. I have only put 100 rounds through a brand new Glock 41 Gen 4; I was not disappointed. Shipment arrived quickly and the price was a bit above average. I would definitely reorder from Bulk Ammo. (Posted on 4/24/2014)
No FTF - Quick 2 day delivery - will by again
Review by AlexA
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Quick delivery, received order in 2 days. Shot 380 rounds at local range. No problems. Not cheapest, but with issues finding ammo at all, its an OK price. I will buy from bulk ammo again. (Posted on 6/9/2013)
Federal American Eagle .45
Review by Gareth
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I also like PMC, but Federal is my favorite range ammo. I have ***never*** had a single jam, FTF, misfire, or other malfunction with FAE. I can't put a number on how many rounds I've used, but it's well into the thousands through my two Colt 1911s. It's among the cleanest .45 ammo out there. FAE is as problem-free as ammo gets, and fairly priced. Probably my overall favorite brand. (Posted on 6/3/2013)
Great ammo
Review by Wild2003ss
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Shots awesome no problems thanks again bulkammo.com (Posted on 3/16/2013)
A++
Review by snake hater
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I haven't shot any of the ammo yet but if it shoots like the customer service of bulk ammo it will be fantastic. I placed my order on Monday night and received my order on Wed morning, I will be buying again!! (Posted on 3/1/2013)
Great Ammo
Review by PaulT
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Purchased this two weeks ago. Good value considering the current ammo shortage. As always, quick delivery. Shoots clean and is reliable. No FTE, FTF after 250 rounds downrange. (Posted on 2/26/2013)
Best Ammo money can buy
Review by EAGLE2
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Excellent ammo. Good quality and no misfires. Fast shipping and excellent product service. Best place to buy ammo! (Posted on 2/26/2013)
can't go wrong with " AMERICAN" eagle ammo
Review by WoolleyBuggerFl
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I usually shot "White box" back before the apocalypse, because it was always readily available at wal-m. Now, I strictly shoot this & strictly buy from here because of the same reasons. I use this brand/type ammo in both my Springfield armory mil-spec 1911 (.45acp) as well as my Beretta 92fs (9mm). I have NEVER had a single malfunction with either weapon. .P.S. I have shot approximately 1,500 rounds of AMERICAN Eagle, bought from here, through both of my above mentioned everywhere everyday carry guns & I never have any question or worry if it will work when I need it most.
-SEMPER FI! (Posted on 2/26/2013)
-SEMPER FI! (Posted on 2/26/2013)
Decent price, quick delivery, good ammo
Review by Hepps
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I just received 1000 .45 ACP I ordered last week. It shipped and arrived quickly and the American Eagle ammo runs smoothly in two 1911 45's I use. (Posted on 2/15/2013)
Its alright
Review by Big Rob
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I shot about 150 shells so far out of these and have already had 1 misfire. to me that is not reliable. I've fired hundreds of other brand name ammo and not had a single misfire. (Posted on 2/2/2013)
No problems
Review by H and K
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Ran about 500 rounds of this through a MK 23 with no issues. Most likely will buy more. Fairly clean and I seem to spend the same amount or time cleaning after these rounds as I would other Federal's. (Posted on 1/29/2013)
Good product. FAST shipping.
Review by Lawman
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This was a great price and quick delivery. (Posted on 1/24/2013)
Excellent product and fast delivery
Review by Dave
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My summary says it all.......I also purchased FMJ 223 ammo with the same end result.....you won't be disappointed, other than it seems to be much harder to get ammo recently....although this is no fault of BulkAmmo.....I believe its the guy is the white house. (Posted on 1/4/2013)
I would buy again
Review by BATTMAN
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Good Ammo. Never any problems. Very imressed with the service of Bulkammo.com (Posted on 12/11/2012)
A+
Review by Aaron
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Great price, bullets shot well and fast shipping. I'll be ordering more (Posted on 11/16/2012)
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Review by drummersince99
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I've shot 3000 rounds of this through my XD45 and no problems at all. Fires pretty clean compared to white box. I can't say its a bargain because I pay less at my local Sacramento gun shop but since they were out of stock I picked up from here. (Posted on 10/24/2012)
Great product, no problems, good price.
Review by Nick S.
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This is my second time buying 1,000 rounds Federal .45 from Bulk Ammo. And I will probably be back. Couldn't ask for an easier process. Took awhile to get here (west coast) so that is understandable. I've put about 1,400 rounds of this through my Sig Sauer P220 and haven't had a single problem. Would definitely recommend this product to a friend.
Nick (Posted on 9/7/2012)
Nick (Posted on 9/7/2012)
Great ammo
Review by PadreCharlie
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I have 900 rounds each through a Glock 21 and a Glock 30 with no problems. I definitely recommend this ammo. (Posted on 9/5/2012)
Highly Recommened, best bargain on the web (at the time at least)
Review by WalterWhite
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I've now run 1000 rounds through my Glock 21 and not a single miss-fire. It's pretty clean for the price. I will definitely be ordering a few thousand more rounds. It's really great ammo for the range. (Posted on 7/23/2012)
Would recommend great ammo, excellent service.
Review by BigLar
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Ran about 500 through my Kimber Super Carry and Colt Gold Cup Trophy which are both new. Not one problem, cleaner than some other ammo purchased at range which were not reloads only running factory loads because guns are so new. Purchase was easy and delivery was fast, beats running to store only to find out that they're out of stock. Ordering more soon! (Posted on 6/3/2012)
Great ammo
Review by Bamfmatt
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I have a para ordnance GI expert 1911 and havent had any problems out of this ammo at all, i would definitely recommend this ammo. (Posted on 3/13/2012)
Product Question and Answer
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Q: Just checking to see if your 45 ACP ammo is still small primer. Thanks.
Posted On: 4/11/2025 By: jody
A: Hello Jody! Federal Premium does indeed load this ammo with small pistol primers.
Q: Are these safe for indoor range use? I cannot use steel.
Posted On: 7/22/2024 By: Mark
A: Yes sir! Federal Premium's pistol ammo does not contain steel and cannot attract a magnet.
Q: Are these one thousand rounds individually boxed in 50 or100 lots?
Thanks, Ron
Posted On: 12/21/2023 By: Ron Corey
A: Hi Ron! This case of ammo contains 20 individual 50-round boxes.
Q: Are the federal American Eagle 45 ACP loaded with large pistol primers or small primers?
Posted On: 12/8/2023 By: Doug Bolitho
A: Hi Doug! Federal recently began loading their 45 Auto ammo small pistol primers.
Q: What is the feet per second ?
Posted On: 10/5/2022 By: Donald T Siford
A: 890 fps out of a 5" barrel, sir!
Q: Will these pass the magnet test.
Posted On: 7/30/2020 By: Allen
A: Absolutely! With the exceptiuon of M855 Federal American Eagle bullets are nonmagnetic.
Q: What is the muzzle velocity?
Posted On: 8/23/2016 By: Del
A: Hello Del,
According to Federal, the muzzle velocity of this round is 890 fps.
Q: What kind of primers are on American Eagle 45 ACP FMJ 230gr?
Thanks
Posted On: 11/16/2015 By: Vladimir
A: Hello Vladimir,
This American Eagle ammunition is loaded with standard Boxer primers.
Q: Is it made in the usa?
Posted On: 5/11/2015 By: Russ Hoeve
A: Hello Russ,
The American Eagle line of ammunition is made in the United States by Federal.
Thank you,
Joe
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